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Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd "Rabbit Seasoning" Limited Edition Cel
AP #17/25 Framed with Original Drawing by Chuck Jones (Warner
Brothers, 1991). Chuck Jones directed the Hunting Trilogy of
three Bugs/Daffy/Elmer Fudd Duck Season-Rabbit Season gags in the
early 1950s. The shorts were Rabbit Fire, Rabbit
Seasoning and Duck Rabbit Duck. In Jerry Beck's great
book, The 50 Greatest Cartoons, Rabbit Seasoning was
voted #30. With most of the vintage classic short production cels
thrown away in the 1960s, Chuck Jones would do drawings inspired by
his great cartoons, and make hand-painted Limited Edition cels. In
1991, Mr. Jones released a hand-painted Limited Edition cel
entitled "Rabbit Seasoning." It displays Hunter Elmer Fudd being
confronted by a "Lana Turner" type decoy of Bugs Bunny in drag.
This limited edition cel sold out over 25 years ago. Here is a rare
Artist Proof edition of the cel, #17 of only 25. This long sold-out
cel is framed with the actual published original Chuck Jones
drawing that was used to create this limited edition. The drawing
is in graphite on paper with images of 8" and 10". Both the
published original drawing and Artist Proof hand-painted cel are
signed by animation legend Mr. Chuck Jones (1912-2002). Mr Jones'
final drawings done for his limited edition cels are rarely seen.
There are original Linda Jones Enterprises COAs for both cel and
drawing on reverse of frame. Fine condition.